'Surprisingly resilient': London’s high-end property market holds firm despite economic headwinds
£5mn-plus deals were flowing in the first quarter of 2025, but Savills warns that the impact of global volatility is likely to play out more significantly in the coming months.
Conditions improving for London’s high-end property buyers – Coutts
Private bank's latest survey of the capital's luxury market shows prices falling, average discounts close to 9% and almost 80% of sales coming in below asking price.
London is ‘still by far Europe’s most mature & expensive high-end residential market’
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Mega-deals dry up as caution slows London’s top-end property market
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